en Radiation Biology Radiation Biology تحقيق بديع Original Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="text-justify:newspaper"><span style="text-kashida-space:50%"><span style="line-height:119%"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Background</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">:</span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">it aimed to explore the value of ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in evaluating renal function damage and renal artery blood flow changes in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Materials and </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Methods and Methods: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">124 patients were rolled into an observation group receiving treatment with Shenkang injection (SKI) and a control group receiving conventional treatment. Various examination data from CEUS were compared between the two groups. </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Results: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">observation group showed notable improvements relative to control group in renal function indicators, 24-hour urinary albumin levels, plasma viscosity, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and fibrinogen levels. CEUS further confirmed that observation group had better outcomes in terms of renal volume and blood flow parameters relative to control group. </span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Conclusion: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="language:en-US">these findings suggested that SKI treatment can effectively enhance renal function and renal artery blood flow in patients with diabetic nephropathy, making it an effective clinical treatment option.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> Ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, Shenkang injection, diabetic kidney disease, renal function. 669 676 http://ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1224&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S. Sun 7900319475328460027968 7900319475328460027968 No Department Ultrasound Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of China, Three Gorges University & Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China X. Cai 7900319475328460027969 7900319475328460027969 No Department of Nephrology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of China, Three Gorges University & Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China D. Du hewsub464@163.com 7900319475328460027970 7900319475328460027970 Yes Department of Nephrology, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of China, Three Gorges University & Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Yichang 443000, Hubei Province, China